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ritt-nina (sans attent (tilting JOOB RUMMEL, JR., OF NEW MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HUMISELF` A ND F. V. FLOOR, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 97,232, dated November 23, 1869.

IMPROVED METHOD OF RENOVATING THE'CUTTINGEDG-ES OF HARVESTER-GUARDS The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

To all whom 'it may concer-11';

Be it `known that IJA'ooB HUMMEL, Jr., of New Middletown, in the county of Mahoning, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and improved Harvester- Guardg and I do hereby declare* that the following is a full. and exact description of the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention consists of a process for raising the edges pf harvester-guards, when they become rounded by wear.

In the drawings- Figure l represents a sectional elevation, through the line a: ce, iig. 2;

Figure 2 represents a side elevation; and Figure 3, a perspective view of the grooving-hammer.

.To enable others to employ my improved method, v

I will now proceed to fully describe it.

A represents a harvesterguard, constructedas usual,

with the shank A1 and point A, having the slot A3.v

' The edges aa are subject to wear, from the action of the knives, andin time, becomeV rounded oi, so the latter are unable to cut.

To remedy this evil, I raise these edges, by means of a grooving-hammer, as shown in fig. l.

lhe operation is as follows:

The guard, being suitably supported upon some f The method, herein described, of renovating har- 'A vester-guards. 4

This specification signed and witnessed, this 27th day of July, 1869.'

W'itnesses LEVIA FLOOR, J ONATHAN SGHILLINGER.

JAC'OB RUMMEL, JR. 

